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. >>> as we have reported the obama administration is promising quick action on new gun control laws following the shooting at sandy hook elementary. it is clear plenty of people across the country want to get their hand on guns and now. abc's mark greenblat has more. >> reporter: the surging demand for guns drew so many to this gun show near los angeles over the weekend, the worry wasn't weapons but the size of the crowds. this father brought his daughter along to stock up. worried about looming gun reforms. >> we went through and came down here to got what we wanted before everything is illegal. >> reporter: closer to newtown, at least four gun shows canceled. the show went on though in nearby stanford, connecticut, even after the local mayor called the organizers insensitive. what did you say to the mayor? >> i say he is wrong. >> reporter: why is he wrong? >> this is a private thing. he shouldn't be expressing his opinion on it. >> reporter: "the washington post" reports a task force led by vice president joe biden is considering proposing universal background tracks for all gun
. >>> as we have reported the obama administration is promising quick action on new gun control laws following the shooting at sandy hook elementary. it is clear plenty of people across the country want to get their hand on guns and now. abc's mark greenblat has more. >> reporter: the surging demand for guns drew so many to this gun show near los angeles over the weekend, the worry wasn't weapons but the size of the crowds. this father brought his daughter along to stock up....
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. >> cenk: that's all under the obama administration. the evil corporate obama administration, and their profits went up each year. >> blame the insurance company. if you want to blame somebody, blame the insurance companies. they are the ones who are jacking up your rates. >> cenk: they're doing it before the heart of affordable care act has started yet. >> they're using it as an excuse. don't buy the propaganda. >> cenk: great work. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. now when we come back, we've told you about climate change.. mississippi is at record low amounts, and then fires droughts disasters. we'll talk about it when we come back. >> flames devouring homes. smoke kangaroo hopping through a charred moonscape. carl. >> well man, this is the last you'll see. >> the pictures coming out of australia are apocalyptic. flames devouring homes. blossoms of smoke. a lone kangaroo hopping through a charred moonscape. it's so hot that the government had to change it's forecast map adding new shades of purple for temperatures possibly
. >> cenk: that's all under the obama administration. the evil corporate obama administration, and their profits went up each year. >> blame the insurance company. if you want to blame somebody, blame the insurance companies. they are the ones who are jacking up your rates. >> cenk: they're doing it before the heart of affordable care act has started yet. >> they're using it as an excuse. don't buy the propaganda. >> cenk: great work. thank you for joining us. we...
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and they kept pushing and pushing and the obama administration got involved and obama himself went out there and started pushing forward with calling sandra personally. when piers morgan, appears to get rid of piers morgan, obama comes out and talks free speech. when rush limbaugh is getting attacked he feels to come out and attack rush limbaugh. >> and with obama smear tactics and post campaign, never ending campaign with him and biden using the race card. it was class warfare, and every election is about racism, republicans hate women and republicans only care about the rich. these tactics are always used and seem to work and seem effective. >> mitt romney lost because in the public mind he was a bad guy, not because he was wrong on policy, not because barack obama is a good president, everyone knows he sucks, everyone thought that mitt romney was a bad guy because of the race card, the sex card and-- >> the last question, how do republicans counter the bullying, i agree with you, i think you're making really valid points. they're very good at demonization. how would you counter it?
and they kept pushing and pushing and the obama administration got involved and obama himself went out there and started pushing forward with calling sandra personally. when piers morgan, appears to get rid of piers morgan, obama comes out and talks free speech. when rush limbaugh is getting attacked he feels to come out and attack rush limbaugh. >> and with obama smear tactics and post campaign, never ending campaign with him and biden using the race card. it was class warfare, and every...
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. >>> the obama administration is pushing for a national gun control legislation. meanwhile, a wave of new regulations has already made its way to the california legislature. including assembly member nancy skinner's bullet bill targeting ammunition sales. >>> and a massive oil tanker sideswipes the bay bridge, alarming environmentalists and prompting a federal investigation into what caused the crash. coming up next. >>> welcome to "this week in northern california." i'm valerie coleman morris. joining me on our news panel tonight, paul rogers, environmental writer with the san jose mercury news. michael montgomery for kqed news and center for investigative reporting and josh richman, political reporter with the bay area news group. josh, good news. i mean, so often we have to have bad news when it's talking about money and the state budget. so governor brown has said it is a good news budget. what makes it different from the others that weren't? >> well, what makes it different is we have no deficit due to years of budget cuts and due to the new tax revenues we'r
. >>> the obama administration is pushing for a national gun control legislation. meanwhile, a wave of new regulations has already made its way to the california legislature. including assembly member nancy skinner's bullet bill targeting ammunition sales. >>> and a massive oil tanker sideswipes the bay bridge, alarming environmentalists and prompting a federal investigation into what caused the crash. coming up next. >>> welcome to "this week in northern...
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. >> the obama administration says it may withdraw all a u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. white house officials said troops would remain in the country long enough to ensure afghan forces maintain their own security but is not ruling out the possibility of e early withdrawal. >> new concerns over boeing's 787 dream liners after two planes suffered mishaps at logan airport in boston. one of the flights was cancelled yesterday after a fuel leak just a day after an electrical fire broke out in another plane after landing on friday. san jose will be the only airport with daily nonstop dream liner service to asia. in time for flu season a new facebook app helps you track down who gave you the flu. the app is called "help i have the flu." it is designed to help track down the suspects responsible for spreading the virus. with a click of a button the app a goes through friends' profiles looking for posts with key words like "flu," or "coughing." it will scan for people who made late night posts. the idea is sleep depry pags puts people
. >> the obama administration says it may withdraw all a u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. white house officials said troops would remain in the country long enough to ensure afghan forces maintain their own security but is not ruling out the possibility of e early withdrawal. >> new concerns over boeing's 787 dream liners after two planes suffered mishaps at logan airport in boston. one of the flights was cancelled yesterday after a fuel leak just a day after an...
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. >> no question about that certainly with those two high profile jobs here at the obama administration over the past four years has been engaged in some tough negotiations with lawmakers on capitol hill. this photo we are showing you is from new year's eve. is he on the right wearing glasses and a blue tie. and bottom line the top republican on the senate budget committee says while he offered this prediction about the confirmation battle. >> it is a bumpy confirmation process. i think the american people need to know that the secretary of treasury will tell them the truth about the financial conditions of this country. will help lay out a plan that can be annualized and studied and will hold up under scrutiny. and they haven't done that from the white house yet. he has been an architect of their failure to lead. >> first the president has it to nominate him. we expect that by the end of the week and then we will get a better sense how the other senators feel about jack lew. >> shepard: something else to fight about. if you file your taxes right away, you will have to wait a bit longer
. >> no question about that certainly with those two high profile jobs here at the obama administration over the past four years has been engaged in some tough negotiations with lawmakers on capitol hill. this photo we are showing you is from new year's eve. is he on the right wearing glasses and a blue tie. and bottom line the top republican on the senate budget committee says while he offered this prediction about the confirmation battle. >> it is a bumpy confirmation process. i...
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. >>> the obama administration's effort to curb gun violence meanwhile and tighten gun laws is in full swing with three days of meetings this week. >> vice president joe biden is leading a traffic force to find concrete proposals on gun control. as craig boswell reports, the nra got a seat at the table yesterday. >> you all know this is a complicated issue. >> reporter: vice president joe biden says he will have a list of proposals to help reduce gun violence ready for president obama by tuesday. >> a surprising recurrence of suggestions that we have universal background checks. >> reporter: the vice president says he is focused on the types of weapons that can be owned. also among the suggestions from the task force is a ban on high capacity gun clips and closing what is called the gun show loophole. the administration says it is looking for legislative proposals and may try executive action. >> the truth is that through executive action, it is very tough for the white house to make that much of a difference. they are not going to ban the sale of certain ammunition or weapons. they ar
. >>> the obama administration's effort to curb gun violence meanwhile and tighten gun laws is in full swing with three days of meetings this week. >> vice president joe biden is leading a traffic force to find concrete proposals on gun control. as craig boswell reports, the nra got a seat at the table yesterday. >> you all know this is a complicated issue. >> reporter: vice president joe biden says he will have a list of proposals to help reduce gun violence ready...
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>>> also, new details this morning about the secret service prostitution scandal ahead of president obama's visit to colombia last year. a justice department report found three drug enforcement administration agents had paid for sexual services. now, two of those agents hired a prostitute for a visiting secret service supervisor. the agents used their d.e.a. blackberries to arrange the encounters and later tried to delete the information. >>> and after a voft visit to the pentagon yesterday, hamid karzai meets at the white house today with president obama. the u.s. drawdown in afghanistan through next year is on the top of the agenda in all of karzai's meetings. leon panetta said, the u.s. is in, quote, the last chapter of the afghan war. >>> here's something you don't see every day, snow blanketing the holy land. it was the biggest snowstorm in jerusalem in 20 years. all of the city's holiest sites were covered with several inches. eight people were killed this week as the storm battered the region. >> rare scene. >> the children were having fun. >>> when we come back this morning, a missi
>>> also, new details this morning about the secret service prostitution scandal ahead of president obama's visit to colombia last year. a justice department report found three drug enforcement administration agents had paid for sexual services. now, two of those agents hired a prostitute for a visiting secret service supervisor. the agents used their d.e.a. blackberries to arrange the encounters and later tried to delete the information. >>> and after a voft visit to the...
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this is what the obama administration does. remember when president obama, i think he was president at the time. he may have been running -- i think he was president at the time, early in the administration saying if you want to be a coal company or a new coal-fired power plant we will necessarily bankrupt you. steven chu says we have to brainwash the people to understand. we need to be like europe where $8 and $10 will change how you change your driving habits here. same mentality. let's brainwash people who don't agree with the administration stands for. what they stand for is liberal progressive clauses, which include increased gun laws. but i will qualify this, bob. i think biden and obama are doing the right thing by hearing all the sides right now. if they say we need "x," "y," zsthat brings on the second amendment we'll have the discussion. >> bob: selective editing of eric holder. he said trying to change the attitude about guns. >> eric: brainwash. his word. brainwash? >> bob: connected it to smoking. try to convince y
this is what the obama administration does. remember when president obama, i think he was president at the time. he may have been running -- i think he was president at the time, early in the administration saying if you want to be a coal company or a new coal-fired power plant we will necessarily bankrupt you. steven chu says we have to brainwash the people to understand. we need to be like europe where $8 and $10 will change how you change your driving habits here. same mentality. let's...
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can you talk about what the obama administration did there? >> let me mention one thing, though, that fits to his point. they also change the accounting rules so the banks did not have to recognize their losses so that they could hide them and pretend to be healthy. so that is a huge part of that story. as to taxes, you know, this was a classic example of the obama administration snatching defeat from the jaws of victory where it had all the leverage and negotiated against itself once again. yes, the wealthiest folks -- and this is the irony, we're talking about the george rodneys of the world rid i'm sorry, the mitt romneys of the world. there the principal beneficiary through something that is completely unsupportable on any policy ground, which is this a carried interest. which simply treats and, as if it were not in, any more for the wealthiest americans who received their money from running hedge funds. and that is continued. >> let's in with the legacy of the outgoing legacy of the timothy geithner air. president obama praised his time i
can you talk about what the obama administration did there? >> let me mention one thing, though, that fits to his point. they also change the accounting rules so the banks did not have to recognize their losses so that they could hide them and pretend to be healthy. so that is a huge part of that story. as to taxes, you know, this was a classic example of the obama administration snatching defeat from the jaws of victory where it had all the leverage and negotiated against itself once...
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there's a report published monday that says the obama administration spent nearly $18 billion on immigration enforcement last year, more than the spending on all the other major federal law enforcement agencies combined. that is 15 times greater than immigration spending in 1986. the nonpart son migration policy institute says immigration has become the government's highest law enforcement priority. among those likely to be unhappy with this report, critics who say the administration has been soft on immigration violators. >>> president obama meets with his defense secretary today but it's not his new choice for that job, former nebraska senator chuck hagel that has republicans reeling. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington this morning with more on how his pentagon and cia nominations could prompt the next big fight on capitol hill. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. we're already seeing democrats and republicans here with concerns about hagel. john brennan, protests by aclu and others on that nomination. protests outside the white house questioning whether john br
there's a report published monday that says the obama administration spent nearly $18 billion on immigration enforcement last year, more than the spending on all the other major federal law enforcement agencies combined. that is 15 times greater than immigration spending in 1986. the nonpart son migration policy institute says immigration has become the government's highest law enforcement priority. among those likely to be unhappy with this report, critics who say the administration has been...
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is the obama administration drawing up strict gun controlat. first, the guns are still firing despite a new peace offering from syria's president. ♪ ♪ make you feel alive. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max says ha. c-max says wheeee. which is what you get, don't you see? cause c-max has lots more horsepower than prius v, a hybrid that c-max also bests in mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only
is the obama administration drawing up strict gun controlat. first, the guns are still firing despite a new peace offering from syria's president. ♪ ♪ make you feel alive. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max says ha. c-max says wheeee. which is what you get, don't you see? cause c-max has lots more horsepower than prius v, a hybrid that c-max also bests in mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about...
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the near possibility, the near possibility that the obama administration might stop the easy sale of the scariest guns to the scariest people has aroused the slippery slope crowd. these cousins of the grassy noel folks believe that any limit on the wide-open market for guns and ammo threatens their own hardware. any reasonable action by the american people to stop the carnage is to these paranoids the first unfaultering step towards mass confiscation of everything from shotguns to daisy rifles. well, tonight we let you hear from the craziest of the crazies. my question, are the regular gun owners of this country, people who go out and hunt in hunting season, the people who shoot skeet, simply like to pack their own bullets, regular gun enthusiasts, are they going to listen to these nut cases or to joe biden when he offers proposals next week on background checks and high capacity magazines. who are the people that are going to decide this issue? i mean, the gun owners going to go with, the wild bunch or the town posse? david corn is washington bureau chief for "mother joseph" and joe
the near possibility, the near possibility that the obama administration might stop the easy sale of the scariest guns to the scariest people has aroused the slippery slope crowd. these cousins of the grassy noel folks believe that any limit on the wide-open market for guns and ammo threatens their own hardware. any reasonable action by the american people to stop the carnage is to these paranoids the first unfaultering step towards mass confiscation of everything from shotguns to daisy rifles....
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. >>> another member of the obama administration is stepping down. lay were secretary handed in her resignation saying she plans to return to california. soliz is expected to run for the los angeles board of supervisors. she's been one of the highest-ranking hispanics in the administration and applauded. >>> a law firm says it filed suit against several major financial institutions on behalf of california cities, counties and other public entities. the suit accuses barclays, ubs, bank of america and 19 other banks of manipulating interest rates that are set in london. it alleges that the manipulation costs the california entities billions of dloors, east bay mud, the county of san mateo and the city of richmond are among the plaintiffs in this suit: on wall street stuff bounced back from two days of losses. the dow industrial gained 61 points thanks in part to oo positive earnings report. nasdaq rose 14. >>> meantime america international group or aig has decided it will not join a lawsuit against the federal government other the 2008 bail out that s
. >>> another member of the obama administration is stepping down. lay were secretary handed in her resignation saying she plans to return to california. soliz is expected to run for the los angeles board of supervisors. she's been one of the highest-ranking hispanics in the administration and applauded. >>> a law firm says it filed suit against several major financial institutions on behalf of california cities, counties and other public entities. the suit accuses barclays,...
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last week the obama administration discourage this trip which the pair call a private humanitarian mission. >>> so, how much dough will hostess make on its bread brands? the "wall street journal" is reporting flower's food and another one are in talks to buy wonderer bread and nature's pride for an estimated $350 million. a lot of dough. >>> starting this month washington is the first state to charge electric vehicle owners $100 a year to pay for wear and tear on state roads a fee that's collected on gas tax. >>> from careercast enlisted military personnel have the most stressful jobs in the country. >>> so where do you want to spend your stress free days in retirement? for the fifth year in a row, ecuador was the top foreign retirement destination for folks from u.s. and canada due to its affordability, weather and welcoming cu welcoming culture. >>> this year tokyo restaurant owner she would out $1.7 million for one bluefin tuna. i wonder if he ate it. nfl playoff picture is set for next week. which teams advanced and why the pga tour opener can't get off the ground. the ugly side of a f
last week the obama administration discourage this trip which the pair call a private humanitarian mission. >>> so, how much dough will hostess make on its bread brands? the "wall street journal" is reporting flower's food and another one are in talks to buy wonderer bread and nature's pride for an estimated $350 million. a lot of dough. >>> starting this month washington is the first state to charge electric vehicle owners $100 a year to pay for wear and tear on...
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administration is pushing for new gun safety laws. right here in california, several lawmakers have already introduced bills regulating firearms and ammunition sales. one of the latest to do so, assembly member nancy skinner of berkeley who sat down with me earlier to explain how her new bill would help curb gun violence. assembly member nancy skinner. thank you so much for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> just this week near bakersfield, california, taft high school, another shooting. what could your bill ab48 have done in that situation? >> well, the young man who did the shooting had a shotgun that he had to pump, so that's why few people were killed in that incident or shot. if he had used one of these conversion kits and turned his gun into something that could shoot lots of weapons fast, he would have killed many more people. our bill bans those conversion kits. >> ab48, what you are proposing, tell us briefly what you want to do with this bill? >> well right now in california it's easier to buy bullets than it is to buy cigar
administration is pushing for new gun safety laws. right here in california, several lawmakers have already introduced bills regulating firearms and ammunition sales. one of the latest to do so, assembly member nancy skinner of berkeley who sat down with me earlier to explain how her new bill would help curb gun violence. assembly member nancy skinner. thank you so much for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> just this week near bakersfield, california, taft high school, another...
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. >> guns and ammunition flying out the doors nationwide ashe obama administration consummate wraps up. >> people are just scared. that they could not buy them. they thought about getting them now they decided is the time. >> background checks were 2.7 billion and 19 million during 2012. the united -- white house wants to eliminate background checks and restrict high-capacity magazines. >> i agree with the large capacity magazines. >> over the last 20 days the nra says one of a dozen people joined out of fear of new debt restrictions. they suspect of four-point to million membership will balloon up to 5 million. and they have declared dead national debt appreciation day for people to rally with signs that say hands off my guns. guns rates groups active donating over $20 million to causes. gun-control -- contributed less than any time in 20 years. $4,000 total. the white house tries to level the playing field by tapping richest -- religious leaders, community leaders and teachers for a town hall rally like the campaign. mayor bloomberg reports 500 on negative board in thousand members s
. >> guns and ammunition flying out the doors nationwide ashe obama administration consummate wraps up. >> people are just scared. that they could not buy them. they thought about getting them now they decided is the time. >> background checks were 2.7 billion and 19 million during 2012. the united -- white house wants to eliminate background checks and restrict high-capacity magazines. >> i agree with the large capacity magazines. >> over the last 20 days the nra...
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biden said the obama administration will act quickly in order to curb gun violence. as the president said, if our actions result in only saving one life, they are worth taking but i'm convinced we can affect the well-being of millions of americans and take thousands of people out of harm's way. >> one arizona sheriff is launchings his own plan to protect kids in school. his plan includes as many as 500 armed volunteers patrolling areas around schools in an earth to curb school shootings. >>> the preliminary hearings of suspected colorado movie theater shooter james holmes has ended. >> it is now up to a judge to determine if there is enough evidence to send holmes to trial. fox's lauren green reports. >> reporter: wednesday marked the last day of james holmes' pretrial hearings. prosecutors have laid out their argument suggesting the accused colorado movie shooter acted with deliberation and extreme indifference. cell phone images that holmes took of himself just hours before the attacks were displayed in court. one features him sticking his tongue out while on eithe
biden said the obama administration will act quickly in order to curb gun violence. as the president said, if our actions result in only saving one life, they are worth taking but i'm convinced we can affect the well-being of millions of americans and take thousands of people out of harm's way. >> one arizona sheriff is launchings his own plan to protect kids in school. his plan includes as many as 500 armed volunteers patrolling areas around schools in an earth to curb school shootings....
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troy, how much leeway as the obama administration have? you gave an answer which i do not find satisfactory. just enforce a controlled substance act. but they have to make some hard choices. how much room does the law give them? >> they will maneuver best they can. this shows that federalism is alive and well. the real action is that the states. states' rights is a tarnished concept in our country. even the term is coming to be embraced by a new generation as something that is positive because you see these controversial social issues being addressed at a state level. that is a good thing that is happening. what i would say is that, it is easy when you are a middle-aged man to talk about the rule of law. but we have had a worse moment than this. we have been through some tough times as a country. getting young people involved in the process is wonderful to see. i am very excited about the fact more people are engaged. i do not agree with all but but the debate will be better and i think it will force congress to become relevant again. >> t
troy, how much leeway as the obama administration have? you gave an answer which i do not find satisfactory. just enforce a controlled substance act. but they have to make some hard choices. how much room does the law give them? >> they will maneuver best they can. this shows that federalism is alive and well. the real action is that the states. states' rights is a tarnished concept in our country. even the term is coming to be embraced by a new generation as something that is positive...
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the obama administration blocking it, now the case is moving throughout courts. tom fitness, president of judicial watch was in court yesterday when some of these arguments were heard by the appeals court. tom, how are you and good morning to you. i'm very intrigued by this. make your best case, why should we see them. >> the law requires their release. president obama almost immediately said we don't want to release the photos because we don't want to be seen as spiking the football. our freedom of information act doesn't have any exemption for spiking the football. and he may think these photos are politically controversial but we don't not follow the law just because the president is uncomfortable with the results of following it. bill: just a matter of as a matter of fact question, what do you think we would gain if we had access to the photos? >> we gain information about one of the most important military victories in the war against tere owe and the american people have a right to these documents under law, and we gain further respect for our rights under
the obama administration blocking it, now the case is moving throughout courts. tom fitness, president of judicial watch was in court yesterday when some of these arguments were heard by the appeals court. tom, how are you and good morning to you. i'm very intrigued by this. make your best case, why should we see them. >> the law requires their release. president obama almost immediately said we don't want to release the photos because we don't want to be seen as spiking the football. our...
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the obama administration said legislatively the strategy will be to try to isolated nra and you can pick off republicans and get the cooperation. i'm a little skeptical that in the house they will get votes for anything that smacks of gun control. i wonder, what i'm sensing is if there ends up being a compromise, it will center around mental health. is that your sense? >> my sense is they are going to clothe whatever they are going to try to do with as many other issues and topics as possible. video games and culture of violence and mental health care, et cetera for whatever gun control proposals there may be. that's going to be the approach. the problem that the president has and that some democrats have is they talked to the people who run their campaigns. they talked to people who want to run in red states. they have got to be careful, they are hold not to go too far because the last thing they want to do is saddle candidates with what can be described as anti-gun positions. kentucky in 2o 14 and mitch mcconnell may be vulnerable. they may have a strong democratic opponent and do you
the obama administration said legislatively the strategy will be to try to isolated nra and you can pick off republicans and get the cooperation. i'm a little skeptical that in the house they will get votes for anything that smacks of gun control. i wonder, what i'm sensing is if there ends up being a compromise, it will center around mental health. is that your sense? >> my sense is they are going to clothe whatever they are going to try to do with as many other issues and topics as...
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i have been completely befuddled by the obama administration's approach to this. i've always really wanted to know what are the politics that we're not seeing that led them to go after all of the dispensaries in california. >> john: let's assume it was re-election. >> i don't believe it was. >> john: now that he's got the gig, he suggested he would revisit american drug policy in his second term. do you think there is any chance a sane approach will be taken? >> no. because there are so many other things that will be on his agenda. he's not getting to this. but that does not explain why -- he made the statement at the beginning, this was not a big deal to him. he was going to leave it alone. i was in california. you were in california. they went right after this. i want to know why. there is an answer to this. we've never found out what it is. >> john: if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. i need to have some positive news here. i want to bring up a good story i heard this week. a court decided today that lgbt troops dis
i have been completely befuddled by the obama administration's approach to this. i've always really wanted to know what are the politics that we're not seeing that led them to go after all of the dispensaries in california. >> john: let's assume it was re-election. >> i don't believe it was. >> john: now that he's got the gig, he suggested he would revisit american drug policy in his second term. do you think there is any chance a sane approach will be taken? >> no....
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it examined everything from the cold war to the fall of communism, continuing through to the obama administration. this is a trailer for the miniseries. >> i want to make it as exciting as it can be. history is an interesting subject. we want to report what actually happened. you cannot just except what is handed down. this is the key to the whole series, is to find out how we got to where we are. it is a great, great story. >> that was the trailer for "the untold history of the united states." it will air on monday evenings at 8:00 p.m. and is available on demand. oliver stone joins us here in new york, and we are joined by his co-author, peter. we welcome you both to "democracy now." oliver stone, you have been working on this for years, and be announced to people. why? >> it was apri big job for need. i have been working on it for four and a half years. i recently discussed wallace and the bomb at one of his glasses and we ended up talking for about an hour, hour-and-a-half. wallace was a key to the link -- would we have dropped the bomb? that is the origin mess. still my daughter, in a good s
it examined everything from the cold war to the fall of communism, continuing through to the obama administration. this is a trailer for the miniseries. >> i want to make it as exciting as it can be. history is an interesting subject. we want to report what actually happened. you cannot just except what is handed down. this is the key to the whole series, is to find out how we got to where we are. it is a great, great story. >> that was the trailer for "the untold history of...
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the ongoing drone attacks come days after a federal judge ruled the obama administration is under no obligation to publicly disclose their legal justification. the american civil liberties union and the new york times had filed a lawsuit under the freedom of information act demanding u.s. government disclose the legal basis for launching drone strikes overseas. the suit was filed after the u.s. kill the american-born cleric anwar al awlaki in yemen despite having never charged him with a crime. in upholding the obama at the ministration's right to secrecy, u.s. district judge colleen mcmahon expressed misgivings about the drone program itself writing -- the alice-in-wonderland nature some of the first details have emerged on the white house's effort to tackle gun control in the aftermath of last month's shooting massacre in newtown, connecticut. the washington buzz reports the task force overseen by vice- president joe biden is mulling proposals include some reinstatement of the expired ban on assault weapons and high- capacity magazines, universal background checks for all gun buyer
the ongoing drone attacks come days after a federal judge ruled the obama administration is under no obligation to publicly disclose their legal justification. the american civil liberties union and the new york times had filed a lawsuit under the freedom of information act demanding u.s. government disclose the legal basis for launching drone strikes overseas. the suit was filed after the u.s. kill the american-born cleric anwar al awlaki in yemen despite having never charged him with a crime....
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view which >>> for the first time the obama administration says it's considering pulling all u.s. troops out of afghanistan at the end of next year. this latest news from the white house challenges the pentagon view which says thousands of troops may have to is remain to support afghans. >>> a judge has reduced the possible sentence of accused wikileaks source private bradley manning. manning is accused of downloading thousands of sensitive intelligence and diplomatic cables. a military judge reduced by 112 days any sentence manning receives as compensation for the harsh treatment manning received while being held by the military. his trial is scheduled to begin starting march 6th. >>> u.s. officials say the iranian government may be behind the abduction of retired fbi agent left inson. he disappeared in 2007. photos of levenson that had been anonymously e-mailed to his family have been released for the first time. it was initially thought he was being held by terrorists. iran has denied any involvement. we'll take a quick break on a wednesday morning. when we come back on the "mo
view which >>> for the first time the obama administration says it's considering pulling all u.s. troops out of afghanistan at the end of next year. this latest news from the white house challenges the pentagon view which says thousands of troops may have to is remain to support afghans. >>> a judge has reduced the possible sentence of accused wikileaks source private bradley manning. manning is accused of downloading thousands of sensitive intelligence and diplomatic cables....
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. >> a report from washington think tank says obama administration is tougher on immigration enforcement than critics think. staying the administration spent $18 billion on programs run by the immigration and customs enforcement and border0q pro dex. all other agencies spent $14 billion. >> u.s. supreme court will not stop the government funding of embryonic stem cell research stem cell research. the high court refused to hear an appeal from expo two scientists challenging federal funding for the research18jf. lay lower court had thrown out the lawsuit. scientists claim it was violating the dickey wicker law, prohibiting taxpayer financing for work that harms an embryo. >> americans have kept health care spending in check saying the mj care tab stood at $2.7 trillion in 2011, latest year u.s. economy or>÷j 8600 for evy man, woman and child. >> just ahead this is a extraordinary step. the city in the mid west where it's now illegal to own a pit bull. >> looking south ward, we can see clouds and some sun. could there be rain coming our way? >> taking a look at rafk right now, we've seen
. >> a report from washington think tank says obama administration is tougher on immigration enforcement than critics think. staying the administration spent $18 billion on programs run by the immigration and customs enforcement and border0q pro dex. all other agencies spent $14 billion. >> u.s. supreme court will not stop the government funding of embryonic stem cell research stem cell research. the high court refused to hear an appeal from expo two scientists challenging federal...
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we do not know what biden's report will say, we are told that the obama administration will try to pass an assault weapon's bans. the nra will oppose it. and gun rights supporters want to focus more on mental health and school safety. we will see what the backgroundries are going to be on tuesday -- boundaries are going to be on tuesy. >>> nothing that anyone could predict is the conspiracy theory of what happened on that day. we know that people put their theories on everything on the internet. there's a professor that questions whether the newtown tragedy ever occurred. >> it turns out that one of the people that is putting this theory forward is a tenured professor in a university. his name is james tracy. this is a picture of him, here is what he looks like. james tracy is his name. he claims the shooting did not happen as reported and may not have happened at all. here is what he wrote on his personal blog. i quote, one is left to inquire whether the sandy hook shooting ever took place, at least in the way that law enforcement authorities and the nation's news media described. trac
we do not know what biden's report will say, we are told that the obama administration will try to pass an assault weapon's bans. the nra will oppose it. and gun rights supporters want to focus more on mental health and school safety. we will see what the backgroundries are going to be on tuesday -- boundaries are going to be on tuesy. >>> nothing that anyone could predict is the conspiracy theory of what happened on that day. we know that people put their theories on everything on the...
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. >> be able to provide security to his people and to protect [ indiscernible ] >> the obama administration warns not to expect anything firm on troop numbers that come out of today's meeting. >>> 6:19. the colorado movie theater shooting suspect facing arraignment today. a judge ruled there is enough evidence now for james holmes to go on trial on all of the 166 counts against him. but his lawyers say there is -- they are not ready to enter a plea for their client yet. he is accused of killing 12 and injuring 70 in the shooting last summer. >>> the flu is spreading fast and now the makers of flu vaccine and tamiflu for kids is running short in 45 states. so far california is not one of them. lots of people think they have the flu when really they just have a bad cold. there's a lot of overlap in the symptoms. dr. kim says it's all timing. >> the best way to tell the two apart is with the flu, symptoms hit you like a mack truck. suddenly out of the blue, you might have a high fever, over 102. you feel muscle aches, overwhelming fatigue. you feel lousy. >> some doctors say this season looks
. >> be able to provide security to his people and to protect [ indiscernible ] >> the obama administration warns not to expect anything firm on troop numbers that come out of today's meeting. >>> 6:19. the colorado movie theater shooting suspect facing arraignment today. a judge ruled there is enough evidence now for james holmes to go on trial on all of the 166 counts against him. but his lawyers say there is -- they are not ready to enter a plea for their client yet. he...
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the obama administration has frowned on this visit. richardson said there is -- the visit, that they are there as a private citizen on humanitarian missions. >>> five men accused of the gang rape and murder of an indian student appear in court to hear the charges against them. two of the men have offered to testify against the offers. possibly in exchange for a lighter sentence. >>> the city of steubenville, ohio, has launched a website to provide information on the high profile rape case involving two high school football players. big playoff wins to talk about this weekend for the texans, ravens, packers and seahawks. the painful season ending loss for the redskins' rookie quarterback robert griffin iii or rg3 who had to leave the game in the fourth quarter after reinjuring his right knee. >>> new pictures of justin bieber posted on celebrity website tmz, sparking controversy. tmz claiming the pictures show bieber smoking pot with friends in a hotel room last week. nbc has not been able to confirm either the photo's authenticity or t
the obama administration has frowned on this visit. richardson said there is -- the visit, that they are there as a private citizen on humanitarian missions. >>> five men accused of the gang rape and murder of an indian student appear in court to hear the charges against them. two of the men have offered to testify against the offers. possibly in exchange for a lighter sentence. >>> the city of steubenville, ohio, has launched a website to provide information on the high...
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with the droirksd is the wild west. >>> breaking news from the obama administration now. labor secretary hilda solis is stepping down. she sent an e-mail to colleagues saying she submitted her resignation letter to the president this afternoon. >> solis made that decision after consulting with her family and close friends. labor unions have praised solis for aggressive enforcement of wage laws and job safety regulations. business groups, on the other hand, have criticized her saying she should have taken a more cooperative approach. >>> turning to the weather, veronica's taking a look back and a look ahead, to inauguration weather. >> it is a big one for so many people who, of course, are going to be outside. thousands of people. so again, we are looking back as we look outside though, you can see the clouds trying to clear. today, not a bad day at all for us. unseasonably mild. pretty darn warm again, temperatures got into the 50s and 60s, just down to the south of the area. again, all this based on those steering winds, the jetstream and where it is and for the last cou
with the droirksd is the wild west. >>> breaking news from the obama administration now. labor secretary hilda solis is stepping down. she sent an e-mail to colleagues saying she submitted her resignation letter to the president this afternoon. >> solis made that decision after consulting with her family and close friends. labor unions have praised solis for aggressive enforcement of wage laws and job safety regulations. business groups, on the other hand, have criticized her...
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in part of the obama administration extolling the victory there. that's fine. then to go ahead and say we can't have the basic information is ridiculous. one of the judges said that benghazi video caused the death of an ambassador. this is an example. government putting out a line that turned out to be false. the video actually did result in a death of the ambassador when it was something else. they have excuses to go after us and we should follow the law and blame the terrorists if they do anything inappropriate, but we can't throw out the laws because they don't like the results. >> as you point out, you mention what a judge said in the hearing room. how confident will it be? what happens next in the process? >> will be a few months before the court ruled against us. the courts are differential to the federal government in matters like this. let's be clear. never before as the government sought to successfully withhold information simply because it would upset outsiders like the obama administration is alleging here. this would be rewriting law.
in part of the obama administration extolling the victory there. that's fine. then to go ahead and say we can't have the basic information is ridiculous. one of the judges said that benghazi video caused the death of an ambassador. this is an example. government putting out a line that turned out to be false. the video actually did result in a death of the ambassador when it was something else. they have excuses to go after us and we should follow the law and blame the terrorists if they do...